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The PR Writing Workshop

The PR Writing Workshop


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In today’s tech-infused workplace, human creativity is the key to public relations writing that will set you apart from the crowd.

Effective PR writing goes beyond templates and traditional techniques to focus on purposeful messages that build trust, foster human relationships, and resonate across diverse audiences. Using AI as a coworker can speed execution and assist with editing, but you are still in charge of the uniquely human elements of empathy, storytelling, and judgment.

From press releases to modern AI-powered skills, this hands-on guide gets you writing from day one, crafting clear, strategic, and persuasive content tailored for specific platforms. A pantry of "What" and "How" essentials includes:
-How PR campaigns work
-Giving and receiving writing feedback
-AP style tips and helpful AI terms
-Writing SMART Objectives
-PESO model for Paid, Earned, Shared, and Owned Media

Learn to find your creative voice by optimizing copy for different platforms, leveraging keywords, and growing your confidence, creativity, and adaptability. Whether you’re writing press releases, pitches, and fact sheets or perfecting social media copy, long-form pieces, or speeches, your human-centered skills make you the problem-solver for any team.

Become one of today’s PR leaders by crafting meaningful messages that truly engage with audiences. This book shows you how!



Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Pantry
Let's Write
1. You are a Writer
2. You are Creative
3. Write Like You to Write Like Them
4. Keywords Become Key Messages
5. Press Releases
6. Pitches are More Than Just Emails
7. Fact Sheets and Bios
8. Social Media and Promotional Copy
9. Owned Media
10. Long Form
11. Crisis
12. Influences
13. Speeches and Run of Show
14. Writing for Presentations
Conclusion



About the Author :
Carrie Welch is Launch Director of the Center for the Creator Economy, adjunct Professor and technical writer at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, USA. Her research examines disinformation, AI bias, and media representation through an intersectional feminist lens. With over 20 years in communications, including leadership roles at Food Network, her own Portland PR agency, and food festival Feast Portland, she bridges academic research and professional practice, focusing on public relations, AI, and cultural storytelling.

Review :
Master the craft that moves markets. Carrie T. Welch transforms PR writing from template-following drudgery into punchy strategic creativity, teaching you to write like a human in an AI world, pitch with purpose, and build the kind of career that keeps you energized. This workshop book will change how you think about words. Highly engaging and accessible, this guide helps students take the craft of writing seriously and take themselves seriously as writers. The book centers creativity and audience understanding (crucial human elements of public relations writing) while not shying away from the potential value and drawbacks of generative AI tools. It gets straight to the realities of professional, ethical, and effective writing in formats like media relations, speeches, influencer programs, and social media, which will always be at the center of public relations work, no matter how our industry evolves.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798765149607
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 280
  • ISBN-10: 8765149602
  • Publisher Date: 11 Jun 2026
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Width: 152 mm


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